In November 2020, Californians voted to pass Proposition 22 (Prop 22), a ballot initiative to exclude ride-hail and food-delivery app-based workers from practically all employee rights under state law, including the right to a minimum wage, expenses reimbursement, and unemployment compensation. [1] The ballot initiative was largely a response to California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which required companies to extend employee classification to some gig workers who previously held independent contractor (IC) status.

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